Japan attaches special importance to its cooperation with Vietnam, which is reflected through the more regular exchange of high-level delegations between the two countries and higher level of trust between their leaders in recent years.
Thailand is looking likely to record a 9 percent growth in exports this year, higher than the previous forecast of 8 percent, thanks to high global demand, according to the country’s Ministry of Commerce.
Vietnam and Bulgaria hold much potential for cooperation in multiple sectors, particularly trade and investment, as heard at the Vietnam-Bulgaria Business Forum in Ho Chi Minh City on September 21.
Applying modern processing and preserving technologies for produce after harvesting is crucial to ensure food safety and raise the value of agricultural products, experts said at a conference on food processing and preserving in HCM City.
The Ornamental Fish Festival 2018 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 20.
The Thai Government is planning to demolish 861 unregistered fishing vessels by mid-December as part of efforts to improve the status of local fishery fleets and remove punishment from the European Commission (EC) on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Director General of the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department Takizaki Shigeki has lauded the solid development of Vietnam – Japan ties over the past 45 years.
Vietnam earned more than 3.7 billion USD from exports to Thailand as of August 2018, up 21 percent year on year, higher than the country’s average of 16.7 percent, according to the General Statistics Office.
Vietnam has a diverse and well-developed agricultural and food industry that offers vast opportunities to companies in the food industry, from sourcing to processing, a Hong Kong speaker said at a forum held on September 19 in HCM City.
Agro-forestry-fishery exports have increased rapidly and continued to play an important role in spurring large-scale agricultural development.
The Vietnam - Malaysia Friendship Association (VMFA) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) hosted a friendship exchange in Hanoi on September 19 as part of activities to mark the 61st anniversary of Malaysia’s National Day.
With its continuous growth over the past 10 years, ASEAN has become an important market for Vietnamese seafood, and the prospect of 1 billion USD worth of yearly seafood export revenue is reachable.
Vietnam is determined to build an open trade and investment environment and welcomes all European investors and entrepreneurs to do business in the country, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh has said.
The southern province of Long An is taking action to increase the efficiency of FDI attraction as this form of investment plays an important role in the locality’s socio-economic development, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Van Can.
Vice Standing Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Van Suu emphasised that boosting cooperation and investment ties with Bulgarian localities is a key task for the capital during a reception for Bulgarian Minister of Economy Emil Karanikolov on September 17.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) under the US Department of Agriculture recently proposed that Vietnam would be eligible to export catfish and other fish products to the US market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Singapore’s non-oil domestic export (NODX) went up 5 percent annually, driven by non-electronics, according to the International Enterprise (IE) Singapore on September 17.
The Thai baht has staged a strong recovery against US dollar after suffering a brief sell-off earlier this year, but the Thai Government is increasingly worried that continual strength in the currency could hit exports.
